• the girl stared down at the flower, twirling it between her fingers, giving a heavy sigh. "What am i doing..?" she thought as an image of her lover came into her mind. "No, no no!" she shook her head trying to erase the image. Her face bright red with embarrassment. "He's just using me, he doesn't love me! I know he is!" she stammered out, trying to make herself believe that. "A-After all..why would he love a girl like me..? I have no outstanding qualities, i'm not very pretty.." she continued to mumble in her despair. Her head slouched over in a sulking manner. ..."she bit her lip, starting to prod at the flower petal trying to forget her little outburst, "he loves me.." she whispered, plucking the petal from the vibrant freshly bought daisy she bought herself only awhile ago. Doing the same, one at a time. "He loves me not.." she repeated the motion over and over until a final petal remained. Gulping. "he loves me not..oh i knew it..even this silly game mocks me.." she frowned in detest, throwing the remains of the flower to the ground along with the other petals. "Why does it always turn out this way?" she whispered, looking up at the fluffy white clouds floating by carelessly. Leaning back with yet another heavy sigh. "w-why.." she teared up, unable to hide her true feelings anymore curling up in a fetal position. Eyes finally closing as a man walked stopping during the middle of her little episode, listening in to the point of her cries slowly becoming a tiny whimper. He stepped down the hillside cautiously, trying not to make it look like her was over hearing her. "Tsukimi.." he said softly, looking down at the girl, wondering if she had herd him. "Tsukimi?" he repeated again, as her eyes fluttered open. Looking up at the man. Frozen at the site of him.. "S-SHU!?" w-what are youuuu d-d-doing here?? I thought you were going on some trip with the Prime Minister!?!" she blurted out, heart pounding, unsure of what to say next. He shrugged with a bleak smile, moving down next to her. "I skipped out, the trip was only for my father to get me out for awhile after all, it's not like it was necessary or anything.." he brushed his hand along the girls forehead, removing her bangs from her eyes. Tsukimi continued to stare at him dumbstruck, shivering at the touch of his hand. "O-Oh..that's all..?" she whispered, sitting up shyly. "I-I didn't know.." she shuffled up her knees, wrapping her arms around her legs, burying her face into them. He sighed, scooting over a bit closer to the girl, "yeah..by the way..what's with the petals, hm?" he cocked a brow, looking at them with a questioning look on his face. "oh those??? It's nothing..." she lied, biting her lip once again. "Ah..nothing huh.." he smiled, hearing the little game from up the hill. Suddenly reaching over and holding her tight to him. Tsukimi's eyes widened, completely shocked by the sudden embrace. "S-Shu.." she whispered unable to control her voice. "W-W-What are yo.." he smiled, Bring her face up to his, eye contact unavoidable. "I love you.." he whispered, bringing her up into a kiss, as tears started flowing down her cheeks, like streams of tentacles from the most beautiful jellyfish. Finally kissing him back in the same moment, eyes closing into that hypnotic connection.

    "Hey mom, remember when you told me that all girls grow up to be beautiful princesses?"..she thought to herself through the end of that moment. "well i think i finally blossomed.."